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Historic Announcement in Liberia Banning Female Genital Mutilation (FGM)

Historic Announcement in Liberia Banning Female Genital Mutilation (FGM)

In a groundbreaking declaration made on February 6, 2023, International Day of Zero Tolerance for Female Genital Mutilation, Chief Zanzan Karwor, Chairperson of the National Council of Chiefs and Elders in Liberia, declared, “By the power vested in me by all the Paramount Chiefs of the 15 political divisions in Liberia and signed by myself… FGM is banned in Liberia.”  Read more here.

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